📍 1037 31st Street, Kenner, Jefferson Parish, 70065
G.T. Woods School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kenner, Jefferson Parish. The school has 271 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
G.T. Woods School enrolls 271 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 42% Black or African American and 2.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 145 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 114 | 42% |
| White | 6 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
177 of the school's 271 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 177 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
G.T. Woods School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-20, state senate district 19, state house district 92.
G.T. Woods School is one of 82 schools in Jefferson Parish, based in Harvey, Louisiana. The district serves 46,790 students district-wide and employs 2,577 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 271 students, G.T. Woods School is smaller than the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large